Gatto was a star at Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers and was most recently the Chairman of Investment Banking at Barclays Capital Americas until retiring a year ago.

Gatto rose to Goldman partner in 1994 during his 20-year career at that bank before leaving to become chairman of global M&A at Lehman in 2005.

He helped make Goldman the top M&A banker in consumer products while he was there and while at Lehman and then at Barclays, Gatto continued to be involved in major consumer deals. Among the deals on his resume: Unilever’s $25 billion purchase of Bestfoods, Pepsi’s $3.3 billion purchase of Tropicana; 3G Capital’s $4.2 billion buyout of Burger King; and the $8.4 billion Miller Coors joint venture.

Gatto worked with Perella Weinberg co-founder Peter Weinberg in the Goldman M&A practice. In a release, Weinberg says he has known Gatto for 25 years and that he “has exceptional transaction skills developed through advising on many of the most significant deals in the consumer industry. His expertise and deep client relationships in the sector will further strengthen and enhance our franchise.”